The Blogging Alphabet (Creative Exercise)
Let’s play! Today’s post is a fun, creative exercise that I’d be happy to complete with your help through the comments section. What is the exercise about? Blogging tips, of course.
This post is part of the change I wish to bring to Blogsessive and get closer to you folks, your needs and thoughts!
What I will do: Using the ODD letters (A, C, E, G, I, K, M, O, Q, S, U, W, Y) of the English alphabet I will list 13 blogging tips, each in a sentence starting with that letter.
What you could do: Share your tips and views by completing the sentences starting with EVEN letters (B, D, F, H, J, L, N, P, R, T, V, X, Z).
I’m sure that each and everyone of you has something to share with the community, so let’s get creative!
The Blogging Alphabet of Blog Tips
A. Acknowledge the latest trends in your area of blogging. Always stay up to date, informed.
B. …
C. Connect with other people, with bloggers in your niche. Offer help. Network. Friends are some of bloggers’ greatest “assets”.
D. …
E. Experiment with different approaches in your written speech. Depending on topic, you might find that different “voices” impact people in different ways. Push your communication skills.
F. …
G. Guide your audience through your content, through your posts, or posts’ paragraphs. Make your content accessible and readable.
H. …
I. Innovate. Don’t go on the same routes as everyone before you. Find your strengths and build a unique brand upon them.
J. …
K. Know when it’s time to let go. If an experiment or an idea doesn’t prove effective, leave your feelings aside and let it go before you’ve invested too much time and resources.
L. …
M. Mix your posts. Every once in a while add a small drop of fun. Informal and educational posts are great for your audience, but too many such posts in a row can become boring. Remember when you were in school. Your favorite teacher must have been the one that knew how to make learning fun!
N. …
O. Organize yourself. From writing habits to files, contacts and even structure of your blog’s categories. Create a pattern that will save you and your readers time!
P. …
Q. Quiz your target audience from time to time. Run polls and ask for views and opinions. Or make it even better. Run a real quiz and have some cool prizes ready. It helps getting more engagement from your community, as well as loyalty.
R. …
S. Seize opportunities as soon as they come up, especially if you’re an internet marketer. We’re living in an extremely fast world and what today is opportunity, tomorrow might be old news.
T. …
U. Unburden yourself. Learn how to delegate or outsource certain tasks while you focus on those you’re more skilled at or more time/cost effective.
V. …
W. Write. Write every day. Even if it’s not going to get published on the blog. Write as an exercise. Train your creativity and your writing habit until it all comes much more natural.
X. …
Y. Yield the best results by investing in your blog. Blogging consumes resources: time, money, energy, creativity. Be prepared to use them in order to succeed.
Z. …
Contribute to the alphabet
Leave your tips and contributions in the comment area and please use your NAME, not keywords. The best contributions will be selected for at PDF mini-ebook that I’ll make available for free download on the blog, and all contributions will be attributed to their authors with name and website link.
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Hi Alex,
B. Brand your blog with your content….
Jerry
As I just had to be part of this game, here are a couple of ideas
P. Promote your blog every change you get. People need to find out about it. Put it in your signature, status message or print it on your shirt if you want. CAVEAT: no one loves spammers, so don’t indulge
T. Time your posts strategically. When you publish, how often you do it, they all matter, so instead of being hectic about it, consider the best days and the best time of day carefully.
Good luck with the alphabet, Alex
D. Discover ways to leverage existing content from your niche and create innovative posts.
Thanks folks, I knew it was going to be fun! Great contributions!
Of course, you can also contribute to letters that have already been listed by me or other contributors.
U – Use traffic indicators
W – Write powerful guest post to bring traffic to your site
haha..its really fun! am liking it..
Great post buddy!
x – x-factoring ur blog
z – zzz less, socialize more.
B. Brand your blog from the start. Invest in a good design and unique logo.
D. Decide what’s best for both you and your readers when making changes.
F. Find products and resources that are relevant and provide great value. Promote them on your blog and build even more authority.
H. Have some fun! Nobody wants to read a boring blogger’s post.
J. Join a forum and start making connections. They’re great places to find people to work with.
L. Lists win. Always.
N. Never apologize, never surrender. Stick by your words and your opinion, and be professional when they change.
P. Personality – get one. Stop writing general information and how-to articles unless you have personal examples to back them up.
T. – Trust is essential for loyal readership. Build trust with your readers by giving them honest content.
R. – Revise your strategies. Focus on what works and what doesn’t work in terms of content, design, promotion, and communication.
V. Visit other blogs and interact. They’re not going to steal your ideas, I promise.
X. X-ray yourself and be transparent. Let your readers connect with you. Throw up a picture on your about page at least.
Z. Zoom in on a topic that you love and build a blog around it. Nothing is worse than getting bored with your own blog.
I wanted to add another K for KISS ( Keep it simple stupid). Don’t try to foul your reader by posing as someone you’re not. Be natural and your readers will apreciate it.
A very good exercise and I think I might try some more.
Corey What a good list of additions. Thanks for taking the time to share your knowledge with us!
Vlad The KISS principle, always a good addition and advice! Thanks!
P. – Put heart in every post you make,always have fun and enjoy interacting with them
P – Passion. Do what you love the most and success will come very soon.
L. Link generously, both to other sites and to your older posts (where relevant).
N Never stop writing, even if you get writers block. Keep writing even if it just to describe the objects surrounding you.
P Put your bottom on the seat and get on with writing instead of talking about it.
Great tips and it looks like you followed your own advice for this post.
H. Have fun with it!
R. Respond to other bloggers comments.